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State of the Waters · Last Frontier

Alaska Water Levels & the Daily Bite

Live readings for Alaska's waters — the Kenai, Skilak and Eklutna lakes plus the great salmon rivers. Every tube shows the normal level, the current level, the water's two signature fish (hover for the species, click for 2026 tournaments), and a live bite gauge at left. Scroll down for the Kenai, Gulkana & Little Susitna salmon rivers.

Fetching live readings…
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Flood / above normal At normal pool Below normal Current level Bite gauge: slow → hot (solunar)

Hover a fish for its species · click a fish to search that lake's 2026 tournaments

Each cylinder is scaled to its own operating band: the gold line is normal full pool, the red line is the flood / above-normal line, and the blue water is the live reading. Where a Alaska water has a live gauge (USGS, the Bureau of Reclamation, or California's CDEC) it reads true surface elevation; lakes with no public real-time feed show the most recent published level. The colored bar at left is a solunar bite forecast for right now (red = slow, green = hot).

Trout Tailwaters — Cold Water Below the Dams

Alaska is the promised land: the Kenai at Soldotna runs kings, sockeye and trophy rainbow, with the Gulkana, Little Susitna and Willow Creek close behind. The cylinder shows live flow (cfs), low = wadeable, high = fast water. Hover a fish for the species; tap it for a guide.

Alaska rivers rise with glacial melt and rain; the Kenai fishes best below 10 ft.

River Catfish — Warm-Water Rivers

There is no catfish fishery this far north. Live stage (ft) with action and flood marked. Hover a fish for the species; tap it for a guide.

Float Rivers — Paddle & Wade

The glacial Kenai is a big drift river for salmon and rainbows. Live USGS gage height (ft); each tube marks FLOAT, EXPERT and FLOOD. Hover a fish; tap it for a guide.

These rivers are snowmelt- and glacier-driven — they run high and cold through the summer.

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